Submissions to the Open Arts Journal should meet several of the following criteria:

• Original work, reflecting current concerns and critical issues in the subject area. (Open Arts Journal does not publish previously published material).
• Valuable introductory work, opening up new areas of research and scholarship.
• Makes a significant contribution to the global practice and understanding of the history of art, architecture and design, and visual culture and material culture.
• Troubles the geographical scope and periodisation of the mainstream histories of art, architecture and design.
• Theoretically innovative, expanding on the basic concepts of the discipline.
• Shows how art history may interact with other disciplines, such as art practice, curating and museology, arts organising, cultural policy and the public understanding of art.
• Enables cross-fertilisation between art, architectural and design history, film and media studies, material and visual culture studies and the broader humanities.

We welcome a full paper or a 200-word abstract of your proposed submission to the Editor, Open Arts Journal Arts-open-arts-journal@open.ac.uk